Postcards Catalog - Ada Kaleh, Romania

Ada Kaleh (from Turkish: Adakale meaning "Island Fortress") was a small island on the Danube populated mostly by Turks that was submerged during the construction of the Iron Gates hydroelectric plant in 1970. The island was about 3 km downstream from Orşova

Ada Kaleh - The fortress ruins (EdituraMeridiane-1428)

Danube at Ada Kaleh

View from the former Ada Kaleh island (1972) (OSEDT-657/72)

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